There are many ways to make career decisions. In the process of career decision-making, we should first make clear our career goals, cultivate good decision-making skills, and understand and master effective decision-making methods.

(A) determine the career goals

Career decision-making is a major issue in life, and what kind of career will lead to what kind of life. Without practical goals as the driving force, people can easily compromise with the status quo. Therefore, the career goals we set for ourselves should be great and feasible at least in our own view, so as to eliminate unnecessary hesitation and interference and devote ourselves to the realization of the goals.

(b) Training in decision-making skills

Although some students have good self-knowledge and know more about the professional world, they often make wrong decisions when making career choices, because they lack the skills of career decision-making. Career decision-making ability includes the ability of self-evaluation, the ability of obtaining career information, the ability of setting goals, the ability of career planning and the ability of solving problems.

Generally speaking, job seekers should follow the following four steps when conducting SWOT analysis:

First, evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. Everyone has his own unique skills, talents and abilities. Everyone is good at this field, for example, some people like to be office clerks, others like to run the market and so on. In this regard, we can make a table to list what we like to do and what we don't like to do and why, and find out the advantages and disadvantages.

Second, identify career opportunities and threats. Different industries (including different organizations in the industry) face different external opportunities and threats. Identifying these external factors will help to find a suitable job successfully.

Third, list the career goals for the next five years. Do a SWOT analysis of yourself and list four or five career goals you want to achieve within five years after graduation.

Fourth, outline the career action plan for the next five years. This step mainly involves some specific things. Make an action plan to achieve each goal listed in step 3 above, and specify what needs to be done to achieve each goal and when. If you need some external help, explain what kind of help you need and how to get it.